Assistant Professor of Mitochondrial Pain & Fatigue Research

The Department of Clinical Medicine at Faculty of Health at Aarhus University invites applications for a position as Assistant Professor in the field of fatigue and pain as per 1 July 2024 or as soon as possible thereafter. The position is a fixed-term full-time position for two years.

Department of Clinical Medicine

As an Assistant Professor at the Department of Clinical Medicine, you will be part of what is probably the largest health science research department in Denmark. Our clinical research covers all the medical specialties and takes place in close collaboration with the university hospital and the regional hospitals in the Central Denmark Region. The department has overall responsibility for the Master’s degree programs in medicine and in molecular medicine. At the department we are approx. 670 academic employees, 500 PhD students and 160 technical/administrative employees who are cooperating across disciplines. As an Assistant Professor, you will be working at Aarhus University Hospital or another hospital in the Central Denmark Region. You can read more about the department

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Your job responsibilities

As Assistant Professor of pain and fatigue your primary tasks will be research and research-based teaching. You will teach and supervise students at Bachelor’s and Master’s level, and you will contribute to the development of the department through research of high international quality. In your daily work, you will work closely with both Danish and international colleagues. The position of Assistant Professor is a career development position in which you will receive supervision and pedagogical upgrading.

Your main tasks will consist of:

• Independent research of high international quality, including publication.
• Teaching, guidance and examination of Bachelor’s and Master’s degree students, as well as possibly supervision of PhD students.
• Some degree of contribution towards attracting external research funding.
• Initiate and complete new clinical trial of Intermittent Hypoxic Treatment in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and new study of mitochondrial dysfunction in fatigue and pain.
• Complete the studies in the ongoing EU-IMI PainCare and MitoPain projects.
• Initiate new studies in the area of mechanistic pain research with focus on molecular mechanisms, neuro-immune interactions within fibroblasts and mitochondrial dysfunction and apply for continued external funding.

You will be affiliated with The Research Unit for Molecular Medicine (Associate Professor Rikke Katrine Jentoft Olsen), and collaborate with The Danish Pain Research Center (Professor Nanna Finnerup). You will report to Associate Professor Rikke Katrine Jentoft Olsen, Research Unit for Molecular Medicine.

Your competences

You have independent research-related qualifications at a high international level. You are a clear communicator and you have some degree of experience of supervision and teaching at Bachelor’s and Master’s degree level. We draw attention to completed pedagogical courses in supervision or similar, as well as experience with the establishment of PhD courses and external research collaborations. You should have a solid background in cell culture models, and molecular mitochondria research, including bioenergetics and metabolic OMIC studies. Experience with clinical trials, with the PainCare studies (incl. the threshold tracking technique), and neuro-immune interactions in fibroblasts will also be a plus.

As a person, you have good interpersonal skills, are inclusive and team-oriented and able to contribute to a good work environment.

We expect you to be fluent in oral and written English. International applicants are expected to learn Danish, and Aarhus University arranges Danish teaching.

In order to be assessed as qualified for an Assistant Professor position, you must meet these academic criteria.

Questions about the position

If you have any questions about the position, please contact Associate Professor Rikke Katrine Jentoft Olsen, Research Unit for Molecular Medicine (MMF), (+45) 61262471.

Your place of work will be the Department of Clinical Medicine, Research Unit for Molecular Medicine (MMF), and The Danish Pain Research Center. Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 99, 8200 Aarhus N.

We expect to conduct interviews mid May (week 20-21).

Terms of employment
Application

Your application must include the following:

• Motivated application
• Curriculum Vitae
• Diploma
• Template for applicant – assistant professor or tenure track assistant professor
• A list of publications
• A teaching portfolio. We refer to Guideline on the use of teaching portfolios
• A maximum of five of the publications of greatest relevance to the job may be submitted (optional)
• Research plan, which is part of the ‘Template to applicant – assistant professor or tenure track assistant professor’ can be uploaded separately (optional)
• Coauthor statement(s) can be uploaded (optional)
• References/recommendations can be uploaded separately in the e-recruitment system (optional)

We refer to the faculty’s

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Aarhus University’s ambition is to be an attractive and inspiring workplace for all and to foster a culture in which each individual has opportunities to thrive, achieve and develop. We view equality and diversity as assets, and we welcome all applicants.

Letter of reference

If you want a referee to upload a letter of reference on your behalf, please state the referee’s contact information when you submit your application. We strongly recommend that you make an agreement with the person in question before you enter the referee’s contact information, and that you ensure that the referee has enough time to write the letter of reference before the application deadline.

Unfortunately, it is not possible to ensure that letters of reference received after the application deadline will be taken into consideration.

International applicant?

Aarhus University offers a broad variety of services for international researchers and accompanying families, including assistance with relocation and career counselling to expat partners. Please find more information about the International Staff Office and the range of services

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. Aarhus University also has a Junior Researcher Association and offers career development support. You can read more about these resources

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The application must be submitted via Aarhus University’s recruitment system, which can be accessed under the job advertisement on Aarhus University’s website.